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Exclusive: Half of PCTs ignore bariatric surgery guidance

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:20:00 GMT

Over half of the UK's primary care organisations (PCOs) do not follow NICE or SIGN guidance on bariatric surgery, according to an exclusive investigation by GP newspaper.

Exclusive: Half of PCTs ignore bariatric surgery guidance

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:20:00 GMT

Over half of the UK's primary care organisations (PCOs) do not follow NICE or SIGN guidance on bariatric surgery, according to an exclusive investigation by GP newspaper.

GP commissioning holds key to integration, says report

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:15:00 GMT

Handing GPs responsibility for commissioning holds the key to better integration of services, according to a Nuffield Trust report.

Lansley and ministers visit GPs for White Paper consultation

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:10:00 GMT

Health secretary Andrew Lansley (pictured) and his ministerial team are visiting a series of primary care centres as part of the White Paper consultation period.

SIGN releases leg ulcer advice for Scotland

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:05:00 GMT

SIGN has issued an updated guideline on the assessment and treatment of venous leg ulcers for patients in Scotland.

Half of Britons sunburnt this year, survey shows

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Almost half of Britons were sunburnt this year, a third of whom were trying to get a tan, a survey shows.

GPs predict health White Paper could force their retirement

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:14:00 GMT

The White Paper reforms could prompt a rash of early retirement and lead to a shortage of GPs in some areas, LMCs and patient groups have warned.

GP consortia will be paid £9 commissioning fee per patient

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:25:00 GMT

SHAs have been told that a management fee of £9-10 per patient for GP consortia will be confirmed this autumn.

Burnham urges Liberal Democrats to reject health White Paper

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:20:00 GMT

Shadow Labour health secretary Andy Burnham has urged Lib Dem MPs to block health secretary Andrew Lansley's White Paper reforms.

New 'GP commissioning council' meets to discuss White Paper plans

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:10:00 GMT

A new GP 'commissioning federation' has held its first meeting to discuss the implementation of the White Paper proposals.

Call to tax alcohol on its strength to deter binge drinking

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:05:00 GMT

The amount of duty paid on alcohol should be overhauled to deter binge drinking, leading charities have proposed.

NHS Direct to be phased out, DoH confirms

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:44:00 GMT

NHS Direct will be scrapped and replaced by the new 111 non-emergency number, the DoH has confirmed.

Best small practices held back by QOF thresholds

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:20:00 GMT

High-performing small practices are being held back because QOF thresholds are set too low to reward achievement adequately, a study suggests.

Ivabradine cuts risk of CV death in heart failure patients

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:15:00 GMT

Reducing heart rate with ivabradine can cut the risk of cardiovascular death in heart failure patients, according to two studies.

BP variability 'raises kidney risk' in type-1 diabetes

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:10:00 GMT

BP variation increases risk of kidney damage in type-1 diabetes patients, research has shown.

Hba1c is unreliable in CKD patients on anaemia therapy

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:05:00 GMT

HbA1c levels are an unreliable indicator of diabetes control in patients given erythropoietin-stimulating agents or intravenous iron, research has shown.

Eight symptoms that predict cancer identified

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:01:00 GMT

Eight symptoms predictive of cancer in more than 5% of cases have been identified.

GP vacancies harder to fill, figures show

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:20:00 GMT

GP vacancies are more difficult to fill compared with most major NHS staff groups in England, official data shows.

Dr Ubani's gagging order application rejected

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:10:00 GMT

Dr Stuart Gray, the GP whose father was killed by German locum Dr Daniel Ubani, has welcomed a court decision to reject a gagging order against himself and his family.

Migraine with aura linked to stroke risk

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:01:00 GMT

Migraine with aura sufferers are at an increased risk of dying from heart disease and stroke, a study suggests.

Anti-addiction drug combination studied in weight loss

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Combination treatment with the anti-addiction drugs naltrexone and bupropion could help tackle obesity, a study suggests.

Lansley dismisses claim that GP consortia will overspend

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:42:00 GMT

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has dismissed forecasts that GP Commissioners will overspend by £2bn as 'nonsense'.

GPs advised to use natriuretic peptide test in heart failure

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:40:00 GMT

NICE has recommended that GPs use B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) testing to diagnose patients with suspected heart failure in updated clinical guidelines.

GPs must be ambitious with public health, Kings Fund says

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:20:00 GMT

GPs need to be more ambitious in including ill-health prevention and public health in their daily activities, according to a King's Fund report.

Religious doctors 'less likely to hasten death'

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:15:00 GMT

Deeply religious doctors are less likely to take life-hastening decisions for very sick patients than those who are non-religious, research suggests.